PARIS, France – On September 6, 2024, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, in partnership with The Advocates for Human Rights, the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide, the International Network of Formerly Incarcerated Women, the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists, and Women Beyond Walls, held a briefing for the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls.
The event featured a group of expert panellists, including Bahar Mirhosseni (Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide), Damaris Kemunto (ICJ Kenya), Kaumba Akosua Akuffo (Tithandizane Comfort Home and the International Network of Formerly Incarcerated Women), Ngeow Chow Ying (Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network), and Susan Kigula (Sunny African Children’s Center and International Network of Formerly Incarcerated Women).
Moderated by Sabrina Mahtani of AdvocAid and Women Beyond Walls, the discussion focused on the significant challenges that women affected by the criminal justice system, particularly those facing the death penalty, encounter in accessing legal aid and justice.
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